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Toledo-based Jessica Bailiff debuted in 1998 with the album Even in silence on
Kranky. Its contents were recorded both on 4-track cassette and at Low’s studio,
20 Below, in Duluth, Minnesota. A very remarkable debut, mixing drones and slow
folksongs immediately made her one of the best-received artists on the label.
Later, she put out three more records, all on Kranky: Hour of the Trace
(1999, again recorded and produced with Alan Sparhawk of Low), Jessica Bailiff
(2002) and Feels like home (2006). In the meantime, she also collaborated with
Dave Pearce (Flying saucer attack, resulting in the clear horizon album), Rivulets,
Odd Nossdam, Saturday looks good to me, Annelies Monseré…
Jessica has
toured in Europe and the US, with artists as Low, Rivulets, Drekka, Yellow 6 and
Charles Atlas. www.brainwashed.com/jb About Old things: This record is a collection
of rare and unreleased material, mostly recorded between the release of her second
and third album. As such, it can be seen as the missing link between the rather
droney second record, and the starker Jessica Bailiff record. This is more than
,,just’’ a collection of older material: this records explains why it took her
so long to finish her third record: she was also working on these gems which form
a regular full length on their own.
Songs like Your sounds make patterns
in my eyes or Maybe tomorrow have the familiar sound of her first records, but
already hint in the direction of the more folky current sound. Whereas a song
like Let time breathe definitely is an example of her more direct approach, it
still echoes her freeform guitarsongs. The best of two worlds. Most of the songs
were recorded by Jessica at home. Jesse Edwards, with whom she also records as
the duo Northern song dynasty, plays on two songs. Crush was recorded by Alan
Sparhawk (of Low), who also plays electric 12-string guitar on that track. The
cd comes in a beautiful full colour gatefold packaging.
Press quotes:
* ,, Bailiff has succeeded in creating a singular soundworld where frail,
intensely personal wordage combines with hurricane sound’’ (The Wire)
* ,,While Jessica Bailiff relies heavily on atmosphere, the sharp execution makes
it work.’’ (Pitchfork)
* ,,Chamber music for the walled-off world of
headphone listening’’ (Ptolemaic Terrascope)
* ,,Jessica’s textures
and melodies are inviting and varied enough to encourage one to drop all their
mental baggage and stay through all hours of the night.’’ (Digitalis industries
)
* ,, Bailiff merges the best of rock, folk and genuine sonic exploration
into a loud and powerful whisper’’ (Philadelphia city paper)
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Jessica Bailiff & Annelies Monseré: "untitled ep"
cdep - released april 15th 2008
Although it’s just the two of them, this
ep has a very built-up sound, not unlike Jessica’s earliest output and Annelies’
most recent live shows. the songs are built on vocals, guitars, cello- and keyboard
drones. ltd to 310 copies.
6 € / + 9 us$
->
klick on cover for details
-> mp3: common
ground (2'27)
-> annelies monseré
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"old things"
cd - released may 15th 2007
This
record is a collection of rare and unreleased material, mostly recorded between
the release of her second and third album. As such, it can be seen as the missing
link between the rather droney second record, and the starker Jessica Bailiff
record.
10 € / + 15 us$
-> klick on cover for details and a track
->
mp3: helpless (7'09) |
feels
like home - cd
kranky 097 | 
jessica
bailiff - cd/lp
kranky
054 | 
hour
of the trace - cd
kranky
038 | 
even
in silence - cd
kranky
026 | 
live
at vpro 7"
brainwashed
006 | 
glacial dreaming 7"
with drekka and rivulets
honespidertree 01 | 
collab
single with
alan sparhawk
ypsilanti
records
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warren
7"
bad jazz 14 | 
we
could live in hope - cd
a low tribute feat. his name is alive, kid dakota,
idaho, migala, mark kozelek...
fractured
discs 003
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kompilation
- 2CD
also feat. stars of the lid, lichens,charalambides, pan american, out
hud...
kranky 077
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speed
by which we fall - cd
also feat: azalia snail, flowchart, timonium, the.dithering.effect...
rollerderby
02 | 
brain
in the wire - 3cd
also feat: V:VM, windy and carl, matmos, bedhead, diamanda
galas, !!!, coil, ...
brainwashed
004 |
clear
horizon: s/t - cd/lp
collab with dave pearce of flying saucer attack
kranky
062 | 
rivulets: you are my home -cd. other guests include bob weston (shellac), chris
brokaw (codeine), christian frederickson (rachel's)
important
records 109 | 
odd
nosdam: burner cd/2lp
jessica sings on multiple tracks. burner is the second
solo record of the ex-clouddead member.
anticon
053 | 
elegy
- cd
jessica plays cello. other musicians include brian john mitchell (remora),
michael anderson (drekka), alan sparhawk (low) ...
chairkickers
union 11 |
official website
www.brainwashed.com/jb
jessica bailiff on myspace
www.myspace.com/jessicabailiff
jessica bailiff and annelies monseré on myspace
http://www.myspace.com/bailiffmonsere
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